Nurney, County Kildare

For the village of the same name in County Carlow, see Nurney, County Carlow.

Nurney An Urnaí
—  Town  —
Nurney Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°05′42″N 6°56′52″W / 53.09494°N 6.94784°W / 53.09494; -6.94784Coordinates: 53°05′42″N 6°56′52″W / 53.09494°N 6.94784°W / 53.09494; -6.94784
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	County Kildare
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population (2006)
- Urban	354
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	N704056

Nurney (Irish: An Urnaí meaning "Oratory/prayer house/chapel") is a village in County Kildare, Ireland. It lies on the R415 regional road 8 km south of Kildare and is signposted from the M7 motorway at junction 13.

The village has a church, a pub, a school, a shop, and two graveyards.

Nurney, County Kildare

Demographics

In 2006, its population was recorded at 354 an increase of 48% from 2002 owing to an influx of settlers from Dublin, which lies some 60 km away.

Sport

• Nurney GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

• http://www.cso.ie/census/documents/census2006_Table_7_and_12.pdf
• http://www.irelands-directory.com/Carlow/Nurney/Entertainment/Pubs.html